Deputies: Carjacker busted after ramming patrol car

Shortly after noon on Monday, Meadows allegedly approached a man who was working on a house and asked him for money, according to a news release from the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.

The man declined to give him any cash.

Meadows left but returned to the home and attacked the man with a chain before running to the man's truck and retrieving a knife. That's when Meadows allegedly robbed the man of his personal belongings and then entered the home and stole some items -- including the keys to the man's truck, deputies said.

Meadows then jumped into the man's truck and fled at a high rate of speed, prompting reports from citizens to 911 dispatchers about a reckless driver in the area who nearly hit several residents before crashing, according to the report.

Deputies found Meadows and the truck on a dirt road in a nearby wooded area.

As deputies approached the truck, Meadows allegedly rammed a patrol cruiser and fled the scene prior to crashing into another vehicle.

Meadows, 22, then fled on foot by was taken into custody shortly afterward behind a business, deputies said.